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Uber and Venmo today announced that they're partnering to deliver a seamless new payment experience available with Uber and Uber Eats.View the full article

Bloomberg Uber Adds 'Pay With Venmo,' Becoming Largest App to Adopt Tool Bloomberg Starting Thursday, Uber Technologies Inc. riders in the U.S. will see a "Pay with Venmo" option when selecting a payment method for their trips. The feature will appear right next to Apple Pay, Apple Inc.'s competing mobile payment service. The ride ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber has just axed the jobs of 100 employees responsible for its driverless car programme Pittsburgh, it has been confirmed. The company's ...View the full article

CNNMoney Uber saved its London business. Europe may be tougher to crack CNNMoney Criticized in the past for its pugnacious approach to business, Uber has now introduced free insurance for drivers in London and limited their operating hours. It opened a 24/7 customer helpline and promised to start reporting serious incidents to the ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Jeffrey Wernick is a hard money advocate and an independent investor. His angel investment portfolio includes early holdings in Uber and Airbnb. View the full article

Wayve, which includes the chief scientist at Uber amongst its investors, believes the industry has been doing too much hand-engineering and too little ... View the full article

... out the Moxie hardcore hardtail just under a year ago, which wowed onlookers at Eurobike with its hyper-pink paint job and uber long geometry. View the full article

Uber to give Czech authorities details for tax purposes Tampabay.com PRAGUE (AP) — Uber is to give the Czech Republic's finance ministry information on its drivers' activities so the proper amount of tax is paid. According to the deal signed Thursday, the ride-hailing service also agreed that as of October its new ... https://www.google.com/news

ABC News Uber to give Czech authorities details for tax purposes ABC News Uber is to give the Czech Republic's finance ministry information on its drivers' activities so the proper amount of tax is paid. According to the deal signed Thursday, the ride-hailing service also agreed that as of October its new drivers will join ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

FILE - This June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. Uber has signed an agreement with ... View the full article

The Star, Kenya Uber introduces anonymous numbers to increase safety, privacy The Star, Kenya Cab hailing app Uber has introduced anonymous phone numbers for both riders and drivers in efforts to increase privacy and safety. When a rider and driver contact each other regarding a trip, they will not see each other's actual numbers. https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber scales back self-driving car tests in wake of fatal crash The Guardian Uber laid off 100 of its self-driving car backup drivers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday as it scales back its testing in the wake of its fatal crash in March. The ride-hailing firm made 55 new mission specialist positions available to replace them ... Uber has terminated its self-driving car operators in PittsburghQuartz Uber lays off 100 self-driving car operators in PittsburghCNBC Uber laid off its self-driving car safety drivers in Pittsburgh - The VergeThe Verge CNET -CityLab -Financial Times all 26 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber has laid off 100 self-driving car test drivers in Pittsburgh in the wake of a high-profile crash in Arizona . The company is replacing them with 55 ...View the full article

The Scooter Wars will be a bloodbath — and Uber will win RecodeThis is a contributed post by Sunil Paul, who was co-founder of Sidecar. Who is going to win the Scooter Wars? Startups like Bird, Lime and Spin have invaded ... View the full article

Approximately 100 employees in Uber's self-driving operations across Pittsburgh and San Francisco have been laid off, Quartz reported Wednesday. View the full article

Bike delivery workers for online platforms Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Foodora are striking in protest over their working conditions during a week that is ... View the full article

10News Uber / Lyft drivers worry about safety after attacks 10News SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Uber and Lyft drivers are taking drastic measures to protect themselves. Three violent encounters with rideshare drivers have occured in a San Diego in just the last few months. Drivers tell 10News they feel the companies care more ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

africanews Uber, Taxify drivers in Kenya reach deal for higher fares after week of strike africanews Kenya is Uber's second-largest market in sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa. It competes against its global rival Taxify, which has gained popularity in Nairobi in the past year and a half but does not disclose numbers of active riders and users. and more » https://www.google.com/news

WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale Upset with Uber Ride Cleaning Fee WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale (WSVN) - Do you use Uber? Many people do, but one South Florida man is fuming after he was charged a $150 cleaning fee after an Uber ride … even though he says he didn't spill anything. Does he have to pay? It's why we have Help Me Howard with ... https://www.google.com/news

An international team of researchers set out to evaluate drivers' stake in Uber using this stakeholder theory and, in the process, ran into the conclusion ... View the full article

Uber says it will replace a host of operators who had been monitoring the company's fleet of self-driving vehicles on the road, after one of those ...View the full article

The Times Uber HR head Liane Hornsey quits after race claims The Times Uber's British head of human resources has resigned amid claims that she made derogatory comments about black colleagues and systematically dismissed complaints of racial discrimination. Liane Hornsey was based in San Francisco as the taxi company's ... Uber's head of HR resigns amid allegations of racial discriminationThe Guardian Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probeBBC News Uber head of human resources resignsFinancial Times Vox -WIRED -The Verge -Reuters all 111 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

In the days of Uber 1.0, the ethos seemed to be about doing all the wrong things. Now, with former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at the helm, Uber ... View the full article

Jeffrey Wernick is an independent investor whose portfolio includes early holdings in Uber and Airbnb. Wernick was also an early investor in bitcoin. View the full article

In the latest people news, Scott Schools who oversaw the Mueller probe leaves the DOJ for the private sector while a Miller & Chevalier counsel heads ... View the full article